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Doai Station, Yubiso, Minakami, Gunma, Japan by Japan Forward

“In Gunma Prefecture a few hours north of Tokyo lies Doai Station, the deepest train station in Japan. With its platform located 70 meters underground from the entrance. One of the platforms is above ground in a very unassuming area just behind the main entrance. The other platform lies inside the Shimizu Tunnel that connects Niigata Prefecture to Gunma Prefecture. In order to get to the Shimizu Tunnel, though, you will have to go down a total of 486 steps to reach the train platform.”

Probably the most eerie train station in Japan that I ever know about, thanks to the slice of life anime, Yama No Susume aka Encouragement of Climb, where a group of young mountaineers beginners embark on their next adventure to Mount Tanigawa where they alight at this mysterious train station to walk from. 

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This popped up on my Facebook feed this morning and that's absolutely in character for Ryoma.

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Rare Jun Togawa Single - Techno Cabaret Theme

In 1999, Coba, in collaboration with Jun Togawa on vocals, released a phantom single titled Techno Cabaret Theme. The CD has two songs on it: the titular Techno Cabaret Theme and a funky accordion mix. The CD was and still is extremely rare, but thankfully both tracks can be found easily on YouTube!

English Translation of the lyrics (original Japanese under the cut)

techno techno techno cabaret　techno techno techno cabaret

Why am I here?

Even though I've never seen, never heard, and never eaten

My pupils are getting wet, my eardrums are getting wet

My tongue is getting wet, strangely enough, I'm halfway through drowning

techno techno techno cabaret　techno techno techno cabaret

So, I really am a weak creature

I want to see, want to hear, want to eat, I'm going to be washed away

I don't need things like pride, I don't need things like reason

I don't need things like morals, wake up my senses!

techno cabaret　Still!

techno cabaret　It's not enough!

techno cabaret　I'm wrapped up;

I want to keep wanting with my whole body's senses until I'm paralyzed

techno techno techno cabaret　techno techno techno cabaret

The interval of this era is coming to a stop

If at this time my desires come true

Rather than my undying body, with ultimate pleasure

In my flesh, which was handed over, I want my senses to try being aware

techno cabaret　Answer me!

techno cabaret　Hurry up!

techno cabaret　Inside of me

Don't let my whole body's cells wither, keep them moist

techno techno techno cabaret　techno techno techno cabaret

どうして　わたしは　ここいるのか 見たことない　聞いたことない　食べたことない　ものばかりでも

瞳が濡れているよ　鼓膜が濡れているよ 舌が濡れているよ　不思議　溺れかけている

techno techno techno cabaret　techno techno techno cabaret

こんなに　わたしは　弱い生き物 見ていたい　きいていたい　食べていたい　流されていく

プライドなんかいらない　理性なんかいらない モラルなんかいらない　覚を醒ましておくれ

techno cabaret　まだまだよ techno cabaret　足りないよ techno cabaret　私を纏う 全身の感覚が　麻痺するまで求め続けたい

techno techno techno cabaret　techno techno techno cabaret

時代の　狭間で　立ち止まってる この時　わたしの　欲望　かなうならば

死なない体よりも　究極の快楽に 渡された肉体で　覚を悟ってみたい

techno cabaret　応えてよ techno cabaret　急いでよ techno cabaret　私���中の 全身の細胞を　枯らさないで潤しておくれ

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JUN TOGAWA

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like or reblog. enjoy babies.

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良いお年を。

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Studio Ghibli Museum Happy New Year 2025 illustration by Hayao Miyazaki (year of the snake).

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On New Years Day 1997, NHK aired a special with Fin Fin saying "Happy New Year". It's listed in NHK's archives, but cannot be viewed.

Although no footage from the special is available, there is a short clip of Fin Fin saying "Happy New Year" from finfin.de

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Takayama Masataka

Description from Wiki:  Masataka Takayama (高山 正隆, Takayama Masataka; 15 May 1895 - 14 April 1981) was one of the most prominent Japanese photographers in the first half of the twentieth century.

Takayama was born in Tokyo, Japan. As an amateur photographer, he published many of his works in the magazine Geijutsu Shashin Kenkyū (芸術写真研究), beginning in the 1920s. He remained an active photographer even after World War II.

He was talented at pictorialist (art) photography and took many photographs using a soft focus lens and deformation and “wipe-out” techniques.

Takayama usually used a “vest-pocket” Kodak camera (a very compact folding model taking 127 film) with a single-element lens (a tangyoku lens in Japanese). These cameras (and Japanese derivatives such as the Rokuoh-sha Pearlette and Minolta Vest) were popular in Japan at the time for snapshot use, and called ves-tan (ベス単, in Japanese pronunciation besutan) cameras; “ves” coming from “vest” and “tan” from tangyoku. Takayama’s works are thus said to belong to the “ves-tan” (besutan) school. (via: wiki) (images: dassai2.p2.weblife)

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小さなお茶会 (Chiisana Ochakai), Nekojuujisha

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Note: Actual words Sakurai-san is saying in the last gif is 「ワシじゃー！」(Washi jaaa!). As you may know, there are dozens of pronouns in Japanese (if you’re interested, check wiki page). Sakurai-san’s choice of pronoun here makes him sound like he is a stereotypical grandpa, so his comment is quite funny in Japanese.

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劇場版 零 | FATAL FRAME 2014, dir. 安里 麻里 | Mary Asato

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Matsuri float parade.  Hand-colored photo, late 19th century, Japan. Via ookami-dou of Flickr

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樹齢千年のオリーブの大樹

The thousand-year-old olive tree 🌿

It comes from Spain to Japan. Gracias🇪🇸❤️

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these are SOO CUTEEEEEE ❤️❤️❤️ EEEE

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ASKING ABOUT JAPANESE (IN JAPANESE)

****If there are corrections or additions I should make to this list, please send me a message!****

So I just started using HelloTalk for Japanese, and found out pretty quickly that asking people to help you IN Japanese gets you MUCH better answers so long as you’re up to the challenge of figuring out slightly more complicated explanations! Here are some ways to do that:

THINGS TO ASK

Can I ask you a question?

ちょっと質問していいですか？

How do you say “_____” in Japanese?

「＿＿＿」は日本語で何と言いますか？

日本語で「＿＿＿」はどうやって言いますか？

What does “_____” mean?

「＿＿＿」の意味はなんですか？

「＿＿＿」って、どういう意味ですか？

Could you please correct my sentences/check them for errors?

文章を直してください/くれませんか/もらえませんか

間違いがあるかどうかチェックしてもらえますか？

What is the difference between “__” and “__”?

「＿＿」と「＿＿」の違いは何ですか？

Which one sounds more natural?

どちらがもっと自然に聞こえますか？

どちらの方が自然ですか？

What kind of situation should I use it in?

どんな場合に使いますか？

Is there another way to say it?

日本語で同じような言い回しがありますか？

How would you say it?

___さんなら、これを何と言いますか？

Do people normally use this word/phrase?

このフレーズ/言葉を普段使いますか？

How do I use (this word/phrase)

「＿＿＿」をどうやって使いますか？

Is it similar to/Is it like “_____,” for example?

「＿＿＿」という事ですか？

「＿＿＿」と同じような意味ですか？

AND IF U DIDNT REALLY GET THEIR CORRECTIONS/COMMENTS:

I’m sorry, I didn’t really understand “_____.” Could you explain it to me?

（すみません、「＿＿＿」はよく分からなくて）、ちょっと説明してもらえませんか？

I’m sorry, would you mind explaining your corrections?

すみません、訂正を説明してもらえませんか？

OTHER TIPS

Say thank you afterward!

The sentences above are mostly starting points. The more you talk to people, the more you’ll notice how people ask things like “Oh, can you explain that thing on the bottom?” or “So it’s okay if I say this instead of this?” etc. etc. But these sentences will help you get on your feet!

What I sometimes like to do if they’re using really complicated Japanese to explain to me, it try to explain it in my own words and then add っていうことですか？ to find out if I’m understanding right!

Challenge yourself by answering Japanese-speakers’s questions in Japanese! You’d be surprised how much you can learn about explaining just by reading explanations!

Good luck! Please let me know if you have any questions! <3 頑張ってください！皆さん何か聞きたいことがあったら、何でも聞いてくださいね！<3

-Maka